Mona Lewis, Long Necked Turtle, 120x61cm

• Aboriginal Artist - Mona Lewis
• Community - Katherine / Adelaide
• Aboriginal Art Centre - Iwiri Arts 
• Catalogue number - 24-222
• Materials - Acrylic paint on linen
• Size(cm) - H120 W61D2
• Postage variants - Artwork posted un-stretched and rolled for safe shipping
• Orientation - Painted from all sides and OK to hang as wished

Mona Lewis is an emerging artist painting the stories from her childhood growing up in Katherine. Mona depicts the landscape from her upbringing, representing the flora and fauna of the desert, including rivers and rock pools where long neck turtles can be found. Mona remembers fishing for long neck turtle that her family would cook up and eat, recalling that 'It tastes yum, kind of like chicken.'

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Iwiṟi was established by Aṉangu in 2018, many of whom had been forced to move to Adelaide due to chronic health conditions and lack of services in their home communities. Living far from their traditional homelands, Anangu were concerned about the cultural and social isolation they were experiencing and saw a need to act.  Iwiri was formed initially to help retain, promote and transmit Anangu culture and language through the areas of arts, language, knowledge and community. Since then Iwiṟi has grown rapidly into an organization that delivers  a range of programs that aim to strengthen and advance Aṉangu wellbeing.

Iwiri strengthens the Aṉangu community through cultural and arts activities, creating employment opportunities and enterprise development. We want our young people to be strong in their language and culture and to take up opportunities to work in our community.